The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-08-05
LOCAL BREVITIES.
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS MINOR
MENTION, And TOWN TOPICS.

city.
There are one hundred and sixty per.
sons In the city Jail.
Major Henry IIudnall has returned
from trip 90 Rockbridge county
Mr. T. A. IIarreson Of Richmond was
registered in Danyille Wednesday.
Colonels Thomas II. Carter and Archie
Harrison were i'm the city yesterday.
Work on the Union Passenger railway
on Bank street was pushed forward yes
terday
Mr.. Alfred Archer Of Petersburg, well
known in Richmond died at Williams
burg Wednesday.
Mr. Harry Perdue Of Manchester, has
been acting as assistant engineer on the
dummy this week.
Considerable activity IS prevailing both
at the Chesapeake and Ohio and the
Tanner & Delaney shops.
The lawn party at Denny-sireet Park
last night was one of the best ever given
at that now noted pleasure resort
Rev j. William Jones has gone TO
Ocean Grove, " j., 20 attend reunion
Of Confederate and Federal chaplains.
Dr. W. T Oppenheimer, tbe company
surgeon, will go with the Blues ON their
encampment 10 The Old Sweet Springs.
William and Myer Heller have been
down the Rhine and over the Alps and
were at lake Como when last heard from.
At the Salvation Army tent last night
Adjutant Bryant made his farewell adj
dress. lie leaves 20 day for another field.
An excursion 90 Richmond, for the
benefit Of the Bank-stfect Baptist church,
Norfolk, is being arranged by that con-
gregation
Some ffiy colored men passed
through ihc city this week by the Dan
Vile road going to work ON the PennsYi-
yauia railroad.
Late adyicc- have been received from
Rey William T.. Evans. Mr. Ellis Talbot
and other Nchmonders who are abroad,
and all are well.
TheSouthep Accident Insurance Com
pany, Mr. Lewis Dpshur president, re.
ports a large increase In business, and is
safe and reliable
Mr. James f. Keamey, of the Kinney
Tobacco Works. who has been iudisp0sed.
has gone 90 Cobb- Island, where he will
remain for some time
Delegate j. ". n. Porter Of the Ports
mouth Entrpril reached Richmond ON
his way tO Roanoke. but had to return
home ON account Of sickness.
The question Of fltering James river
wafer is much discussed. The people
want clearer water than that which
courses through the mains.
In the Police Court yesterday morning
Frank NOwlan, youth, was sent ON 20
the grand jury for cutting another youth
named Antoni Stcrnsdorf with "a knife.
The Lynchburg luyiai0a says The
Richmond papers now arrive al this
office regularly only twelve hours behind
the Baltimore and Philadelphia papers.
Dr. a. =. stratton has left lhe city on a
quarantine inspection lie will return
tomorrow Dr. Lumpkin, SOB North
Twelfth street, Is acting president of the
Board of Health
The Walker Light Guard has been
designated hy the Governor 90 attend the
centennial of the adoption of the tpn-
-iimii0n of the United States at Philadel
phia September l6.
Mr. ". 4. o. Cole the contractor, was
awarded the job Of moving the three
heavy boilers from ihc Union depot 90
the electric plant of the Union Passenger
Railway Company.
Assistant Chief Oliver Mountcastle
leaves for New York Sunday t0 attend
the National Convention of American
Fircmcn This order ha, about 1000
members There are about one hundred
In Richmond
Ex-Councilman W +. Pearce, a prom
ineut Odd Fellow, yesterday morning re
ceiyed his commission as Major and
Assistant Adiutant-Ge General ON the stan
of lieutenant-Gc General John {. Under
wood of Coyington, Ky.
Mr. Harry Schwarschild is still at Wies-
baden. Germany. The waters Of this re-
nown spa have greatly improved him. lie
expects 20 sail from Bremen August 10th,
and with fair winds and good luck will
reach home about August 22d.
Among the guests at Ford'- Hotel yes
terdav were Or Carver and VT Mitch
ell. the noted shots; Dr. George sim
mons. Summcryille, = c.; 7. W. star
buck. New York: Breyct Lieutenant
Colonel Eaton. e. 5 A., and parties from
Kansas City. Mo. Lake City, Fla Bos-
ton, and Texas